Avenc de Can Marimon

Small 9 m deep pit in Pontons, with a shaft that leads to a joint and an opening hanging on the wall of a small cliff.

Pontons • Alt Penedès 15m 9m

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Small 9 m deep pit in Pontons, with a shaft that leads to a joint and an opening hanging on the wall of a small cliff.

Pontons · Alt Penedès

Length: 15 m · Depth: 9 m

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Small 9 m deep pit in Pontons, with a shaft that leads to a joint and an opening hanging on the wall of a small cliff.

Characteristics

Type: Pothole
Municipality: Pontons
Region: Alt Penedès
Unit: Alt Penedès, l'
Length: 15 meters
Depth: 9 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: December 30, 2020

Location

Located at the church of Santa Magdalena, north of Pontons, we will follow the path that passes beside the cemetery and heads toward the riera dels Carbons, going up it along its left hydrographic slope for a stretch of approximately 540 m; near this point of the path is the Font d’Oriola.

Here we will leave the path and head about 150 m in an E direction, going up toward the cliffs and crevices of les Roques Xiques. Above the main cliff is l'Esquerda de les Roques Xiques and just a few metres away l’Avenc de Can Marimon, with which it shares the same tectonic origin.

Entrances

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Can Marimon, Avenc de
Elevation: 690 m
41.421869, 1.518684
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 376215 4586649
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Topographic

Avenc de Can Marimon - Topography, Pontons, Alt Penedès

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Description

Morphology

A small shaft 9 metres deep leads to a joint that leads outside through an opening hanging on the wall of a small cliff, difficult to access from this side since the spot is half covered by brambles.

History

The first known data are those provided by members of SIRE – UEC Sants, who explored it in June 1985.

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Bibliography

Aymamí, G. (1985).- “Contribució al coneixement espeleològic de l'Alt Penedès (6ª nota)”. Excursionisme (127): 24-25. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.